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About Kanagaon Village

Kanagaon is a small village in Orchha tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 196 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 494331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanagaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Orchha
Pincode 494331
Population 379
Male Population 196
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanagaon compares

By the 2011 count Kanagaon is the 15th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Kanagaon

Kanagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanagaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanagaon from other places

Kanagaon lies about 24 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 55 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanagaon
District headquarters Narayanpur 24 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Orchha 31 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 55 km

Villages closest to Kanagaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Orchha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kanagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanagaon village had a population of 379. That makes it the 15th largest of the 194 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Kanagaon village has 196 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanagaon has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Kanagaon is 494331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanagaon falls under Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kanagaon is Antagarh, about 55 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kanagaon.

Kanagaon is about 24 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanagaon is in Orchha tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 24 km away. Nārāinpur is about 24 km away. Orchha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kachchapal (3.0 km), Irakbhatti (4.7 km) and Kohka Meta (5.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanagaon today is likely to be higher.

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